A Study of Usage of Internet among the Students and Faculty of Dental Sciences in Chitradurga and Davanagere Districts, Karnataka

B. Manjunatha; B. T. Sampath Kumar

doi:10.51983/ajist-2018.8.3.194

Authors

B. Manjunatha Librarian, Government Science College, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
B. T. Sampath Kumar Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2018.8.3.194

Keywords:

Internet, Students, Faculty and Dental Science

Abstract

The present paper focuses on the use of Internet, experience in the use of Internet and use of various Internet applications by students and faculty members of Dental Sciences. The study found that majority (98.69%) of the respondents used Internet. The Internet is mainly used for e-mail (60.26%), teaching (43.02%), to know the trends in subject and also for doing research. Majority of respondents (59.6%) felt that Internet is more useful. 31.12% of respondents learnt the Internet with the help of friends/colleagues followed by trial and error (23.84%).

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